# AI News Digest - 2026-05-30

1. Anthropic raised $65 billion in a Series H round at a $965 billion valuation, reported annualized revenue exceeding $47 billion, and said it would invest the proceeds in safety research, computing capacity, and expanding its Claude product lineup.

2. OpenAI offered its life sciences model GPT‑Rosalind for free through the Rosalind Biodefense program to support pandemic preparedness and biodefense, named early partners including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Johns Hopkins, and CEPI, and opened applications worldwide.

3. OpenAI updated GPT‑5.5 Instant for more natural responses, removed the Canvas feature so writing and coding ran directly in chat, and announced it would retire the o3 and GPT‑4.5 models from ChatGPT by August 2026 at the latest.

4. Pope Leo XIV published the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas asserting that technology was not neutral and urging clear criteria, effective oversight, and collective responsibility for AI deployment, and the article reported that institutional investors had been pressing companies for transparency and risk assessment.

# References

1. [https://the-decoder.com/claude-company-anthropic-nears-a-trillion-dollar-valuation-after-raising-65-billion-in-series-h/](https://the-decoder.com/claude-company-anthropic-nears-a-trillion-dollar-valuation-after-raising-65-billion-in-series-h/)

[Claude company Anthropic nears a trillion-dollar valuation after raising $65 billion in Series H](https://the-decoder.com/claude-company-anthropic-nears-a-trillion-dollar-valuation-after-raising-65-billion-in-series-h/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/openai-is-giving-away-its-life-sciences-ai-model-to-help-governments-prepare-for-the-next-pandemic/](https://the-decoder.com/openai-is-giving-away-its-life-sciences-ai-model-to-help-governments-prepare-for-the-next-pandemic/)

[OpenAI is giving away its life sciences AI model to help governments prepare for the next pandemic](https://the-decoder.com/openai-is-giving-away-its-life-sciences-ai-model-to-help-governments-prepare-for-the-next-pandemic/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/openai-gives-gpt-5-5-instant-a-readability-upgrade-while-phasing-out-two-older-models/](https://the-decoder.com/openai-gives-gpt-5-5-instant-a-readability-upgrade-while-phasing-out-two-older-models/)

[OpenAI gives GPT-5.5 Instant a readability upgrade while phasing out two older models](https://the-decoder.com/openai-gives-gpt-5-5-instant-a-readability-upgrade-while-phasing-out-two-older-models/)

1. [https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/29/1138107/how-the-popes-magnifica-humanitas-offers-a-template-for-individuals-to-meet-the-ai-moment/](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/29/1138107/how-the-popes-magnifica-humanitas-offers-a-template-for-individuals-to-meet-the-ai-moment/)

[How the Pope’s Magnifica Humanitas offers a template for individuals to meet the AI moment](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/29/1138107/how-the-popes-magnifica-humanitas-offers-a-template-for-individuals-to-meet-the-ai-moment/)

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